Fastener



F. M. STADER May 22, 1934.

FASTENER Filed Aug. 18, 1930 ATTORNEY Patented May 22, 1934 UNITED STATES OFFICE FASTENER Florence M. Stader, Plymouth, Mich.

Application August 18, 1930, Serial No. 476,191

11 Claims. (01. 24-73) This invention relates to fasteners and has parand 1'7 which open through opposite edges of the ticular reference to a fastening device adapted strip. Beyond the recess 17 the body portion of to hold lingerie straps from slipping off of the the fastener terminates in an end 18 provided with shoulders of the wearer. a boss or protuberance 19. At its other end the ,5 One of the primary objects of this invention is body portion 15 is provided with the transversely to provide a fastener of the above mentioned extending cuts or recesses 20 and 21, the recess 20 character which will be simple in construction and opening through the same edge of the body por- Which may be economically manufactured on a tion 15 as the recess 17 and the recess 21 opening commercial scale, through the same edge of the body as the recess A further object of this invention is to provide 16. The stamp g a S' in l d a a elongated 65 a fastener of the above mentioned character which hook port o 22 Which is p v adjacent its may be detachably secured to a garment so that free end with a transverse rib or boss 23, this hook when the garment is laundered the fastener may portion be g adapted be bent on e e 4: be removed from the same. to underlie the body portion 15, as clearly illusj Other objects and advantages of the invention a d in Figure 3 0f t d aw t W l be 7 will become more apparent as the following denoted that when the. hOOk portion 15 thus'bent scription' proceeds, particularly when reference is on the line 24., the rib 23 thereof will underlie the had to the accompanying drawing, wherein. boss 19 to form a substantially closed strap receiv- Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a ihg pocket 25 between the y Portion 15 a 20 garment showing fasteners constructed in accordthe hook pe ion ance with the teachings of this invention associ- For securing the fast s t0 the garment there ated with the same; may be provided ribbons 30 sewed at their ends,

Figure 2 is a planview of a blank from which a as designated by the reference Character t0 fastener constructed in accordance with the teachthe inner face of the nt 10 at the Shoulders 25 ings of this invention may be formed; thereof. It will be understood that one ribbon Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View through is associated with each fastener and by reference a fastener constructed in accordance with the to Figure 3 of the drawing it will be noted that the teachings of this invention showing the same in ribbon extends over the portion 18 of the fastener,

position on a garment; 7 then through the slot 17 and under the portion 32 L 30 Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a of the fastener, which portion is positioned beslightly modified form of construction; tween the recesses 16 and 17. The ribbon then Figure5 is a transverse sectional view through extends up through the recess 16 and over the a fastener formed from the blank shown in Figbody portion of the fastener .and then down ure 4; and through the recess 20 under the portion 33 of the 35 Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing fastener, which is positioned between the recesses a still further modified form of construction. 20 and 21, and then up through the recessor cut Referring then particularly to the drawing 21. The recesses 17 and 21 are partially closed wherein'like reference characters designate corby projecting portions of the body of the'fastener, responding parts throughout all views, the nuthese portions constituting means for holding the D40 meral 1O designates a garment such as a dress or ribbon in these slots. It 'will thus be apparent the like, while the numeral 11 designates an ar" that the fastener may be engaged with the ribbon ticle' of lingerie provided in accordance with the by first engaging one end thereof and by then usual practice, with the shoulder straps 12. Assopivotally swinging the fastener about the engaged ciated with the shoulder portions 13 of the garend to engage the other end thereof. Thus, the

45 ment 10 are fasteners designated generally by the fastener will be firmly but detachably fastened to reference character 14, these fasteners being the ribbon in a position where its hooked portion pt to engage the Straps 12 to prevent the 22 is adapted to hookingly engage the ribbon 12 latter from slipping downwardly off of the Shoulof the article of lingerie. If desired, suitable ders of the wearer. eyelets 34 may be formed in the portions 32 and 50 The faste e 14 y be Conveniently o m 33 of the fastener to provide means forpermafrom thin Sheet meta S p and in Figure 2 nently securing the fastener to the ribbon or one Of these StemDingS is Shown Comprising a shoulder seam of garment as by sewing or the like. strip of flat sheet metal stamped to provide a It is to be understood that the ribbon 30 may be body portion 15 which is provided at its one end sewed at its ends either directly to the garment,

. 55 with the tranversely extending cuts or recesses 16 as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing, or that this ribbon may be sewed at its ends to the free edge portions of the cloth of the garment beyond the shoulder seam thereof. In any event the rib bon will be permanently attached to the garment while the fastener will be removably secured to the ribbon so that the same may be removed when the garment is laundered.

In Figure 4 of the drawing a slightly modified form of construction is shown in which the fastener is provided with the body portion 15, hook portion 22' and recesses 16, 17', 20' and 21'. In this form of invention, however, the body portion of the fastener is provided at points opposite the recesses 17' and 20' with the tabs 40 and 41mspectively, these tabs being provided with pointed detents 42 which extend angularly backwardly, as clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawing.

In use, this fastener may be attached to a ribbon in the same manner as the fastener shown in Figure 2, and the tabs 40 and 41 may then be bent at the lines 43 and 44 respectively, to position the tabs in the manner illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing, in which position the detents 42 will enease the ribbon to firmly clamp the fastener to the ribbon. Thus, the tabs constitute clamping members for securely anchoring the fasteners to the ribbons, which are in turn sewed to the garment. If desired, however, the ribbons may be eliminated and the fasteners engaged directly with the'free edge portions of the cloth adjacent the shoulder seams of the garment, in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing. When thus used, the fasteners will be positioned on one side of the free edge portions of the cloth and the tabs 40 will then be bent backwardly to firmly clamp the fasteners to the free edge portions of the cloth, as will be readily understood. Thus, the fasteners disclosed in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawing may be secured to the garment either directly as by attaching the same to the free edge portions of the cloth adjacent the shoulder seams or indirectly as by fastening the same to ribbons in the manner above described.

In Figure 6 a further modification of the inventive idea is disclosed in which the fastener is shown as comprising a single length of sheet metal designated generally by the reference character 50. This strip of metal is provided with a hook portion 51 adapted to be bent as at 52 to overlie the portion 53 which constitutes the body of the fastener. The portion 53 of this strip is provided with the laterally extending tabs 54 provided with detents 55 adapted to cooperate with suitable detents 56 on the body portion of the fastener whereby the fastener may be firmly clamped to the free edge portions of the cloth adjacent the shoulder seams of the garment.

From the. above it will be apparent that the invention provides fasteners adapted for association with a garment and adapted for engagement with the straps of an article of lingerie to prevent the straps from slipping downwardly oif of the 5110111" ders of the wearer. The fasteners may be either permanently or detachably secured to the garment and will beof simple construction whereby they may be economically manufactured on a commercial scale.

While the invention has been described with considerable detail, it is to be understood that the description is for the purposes of illustration only and that the right is reserved to make such changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts as will fall within the purview of the attached claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A fastener of the character described comprising a sheet metal stamping bent upon itself to provide a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion being provided at each of its opposite ends with a pair of slots opening through the edges thereof, one slot of each pair opening through one edge of said body portion and the other slot of each pair opening through the other edge thereof, said hook portion being provided with a protuberance adapted for engagement with a protuberance formed on said body portion.

2. A fastener comprising a sheet metal stamping bent upon itself to provide a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion having a slot opening through one edge thereof to detachably receive a ribbon and said hook portion being provided with a protuberance adapted to abut a protuberance formed on said body portion.

3. A fastener comprising a sheet metal stamping having a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion and extending the length thereof, said body portion being provided with laterally extending clamping portions adapted to be bent upon the body portion to clamp the said body portion in engagement with a garment.

4. A fastener comprising a sheet metal stamping bent upon itself to form a body portion and a hook portion adapted for engagement with a lingerie strap, and fingers projecting laterally from the body portion of said fastener adapted to be bent to a position where they clamp the body portion of the said fastener to the free edge portions of the cloth of a garment beyond a seam thereof.

5. A fastener of the character described, comprising a sheet metal stamping bent upon itself to provide a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion being provided with slots opening through one edge thereof adapted to removably receive a ribbon, said body portion having portions substantially closing said slots to retain the ribbon in the same.

6. A fastener of the character described, comprising a sheet metal stamping bent upon itself to provide a body portion, and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion being provided at each of its opposite ends with a pair of slots opening through the edges thereof, one slot of each pair opening through one edge of said body portion and the other slot of each pair opening through the other edge thereof.

7. A fastener having a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion and extending the length thereof, said body portion having a slot opening through one-edge thereof to removably receive a ribbon.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a fastener having a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion being provided at each of its opposite ends with a pair of slots opening through the edges thereof, one slot of each pair opening through one edge of said body portion and the other slot of each pair opening through the other edge there,- of, and means for substantially closing certain of said slots.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a fastener having a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion being provided with a plurality of pairs My ris oi. slots opening through the edges thereof, one slot of each pair opening through one edge of said body portion and the other slot of each pair opening through the other edge thereof.

10. A fastener of the character described comprising a strip of sheet material bent upon itself to provide a body portion and a hook portion substantially parallel to said body portion, said body portion being provided with a slot opening through one edge thereof and with slots on opposite sides of said first mentioned slot and opening through the opposite edge of said body portion whereby a ribbon may be threaded in said slots FLORENCE M. STADER. 

